Brenda Tracy has gained the national spotlight after her sexual harassment complaint resulted Sunday in the suspension of Michigan State University football Coach Mel Tucker after USA Today published a report on the accusation based on documents that Tracy provided.
Tracy is a national advocate dedicated to ending sexual and interpersonal violence. She speaks publicly about her experiences as a rape victim and encourages change in part through work as a consultant, which first brought Tracy to MSU's campus in 2021.
Tracy founded the nonprofit advocacy organization Set The Expectation after coming forward about her own experience as a rape survivor in 2014, saying she had been raped in 1998.